Trading places in Russia - 4 May 09

German Sterligov was Russia's second official millionaire following the collapse of communism but then abandoned his wealth to live as a peasant.

Now, with the country in deep recession, the man once dubbed the "father of Russia's Wall Street" has resurfaced - and wants to change the way the world does business.

Neave Barker reports.

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[chechenvgovne]

ГЕРМАН УМНИЧКА...

[sagenez]

ЕВРЕЙ ПРИТВОРЯЕТСЯ РУССКИМ, УКРАЛ МНОГО ДЕНЕГ ФИНАНСОВАЯ ПИРАМИДА

[scorpiooooooh]

Wolfcritic64 ...

Banks and corporations can fail regardless of a nations economic ideology. In fact, most of the economic failures throughout history did not occur in capitalist societies. I am not supporting capitalism or bashing it. This is merely to point out some facts for comparison. Failures are ultimatly the result of greed and corruption, which I am certain is universal, not national. Everything cannot be blamed on capitalism or the USA, you can blame the corrupt global elite class.

[negkreyol21]

i dont...state why it rocks you dont even know how it works eh

[FULLOOKKK]

Idiot he looks like one of those commune mormons in Utah!

[FRTothus]

We do need to find a way to trade things, and get away from the more worthless dollar. The dollar had gold behind it at one point, but no longer. The gold is protected by us, but belongs to the private FED bankers, due on the interest they are charging US gv't for the use of Fed NOTES, based now (not gold) only on US (military) control of oil and its sale in $ (Saddam was going to sell in euros, see, increase production and break from OPEC - US says no!). Think barter and trade in this sense..

[Wolfcritic64]

Yeah. Failed banks and bankrupt auto manufacturers rule.

[deadpoetic333]

yeah that dacha is pretty dam nice. Ive lived in a village for almost 2 weeks couple summers ago in ukraine, compared to his the houses were all crap. his looks really spacious and nice.

[SadronAphaderuiondur]

I like his ideas. Its just a pity that they tend to be ignored: I guess people are too comfortable trying the same methods.

[uru86]

Ok I doubt he lost "everything", he obvious has a very well kept dacha in the outskirts of Moscow, with at least electricity, and he doesn't depend on his own labour to survive. He obviously has a manufactured, luxury coat. Secondly, if the crop fails or something to that accord, he can go to the city and buy things still. Implying he has lost everything is to suggest he has become a typical Russian peasant...anyways. Idealist, not a realist.